noun
- the act of seeing or observing an event
- the act of giving testimony or evidence
Usage: legal
verb
- present participle of witness; seeing or observing an event happen
- present participle of witness; giving testimony or evidence about something
Usage: legal
Examples
- She was witnessing the accident from across the street.
- The lawyer is witnessing the signing of the contract.
- Witnessing such beauty in nature filled him with wonder.
- The witnessing of the crime helped solve the case.
- He was witnessing in court about what he had seen.
- The witnessing of historical events shapes our understanding.
- They were witnessing the birth of their first child.